MTN rewards competition winners

The winners of Afrinolly Short Film Competition have smiled home with various prizes. The event came up at the weekend as part of the MTN Link Forum that took place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.

The competition kicked off on November 1, last year. Over 500 entries were received at the expiration of the submission deadline on January 31, this year.

From February 15 to March 8, a voting public decided what films would claim the top three prizes in both categories. And on March 11, 2013, Anthony Onah’s Dara Ju, The Promise (Akin Okunrinboye) and To Serve With All Our Strength (Ishaya Bako) were announced as the first three winners in the short film category, while in the documentary category, Bemigho Awala’s Hustle On A Mile took first prize while A Short ‘Documentary’ (Olusoji Oyinsan II) and Black and Gold (Joseph Akwasi) took the second and third places.

The award presentation was moderated by Buchi, a comedian and Afrinolly’s Andre Blaze, who introduced Chike Maduegbuna, the chief executive of FCO Limited, developers of the MTN Afrinolly mobile phone App and initiators of the Afrinolly Short Film Competition.

The competition, The Nation learnt, aims at digitally showcasing African cinema talent and to provide a platform to foster the production of African content. It was supported by Goethe Institut, Blackberry, IREP and Google as the social media partner.